Nishank Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nishank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1831:4,191,614111,941
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nishank (1,573) may also be a first name.

Nishank Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nishank Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nishank (Hindi: निशांक, Marathi: िनशांक, Oriya: ନିଶ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishank? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nishank live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 195,177th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,573 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 4,191,614. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 50 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent live and Maharashtra, where 6 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nisank9227/
Nishshank881/
Nissank865/
Nishang863/
Nissanke80447/
Niszhang808/
Nischang807/
Nisang77240/
Noisang71122/
Nichang7125/
Nisiang7122/
Nissang7119/
Naisang7112/
Ngisang7111/
Nuisang717/
Nisangh713/
Nissamk711/
Nishasingh711/
Nishong710/
Neshang710/
Naichang6740/
Naisangh673/
Niesheng671/
Noiseang671/
Naisheng671/
Nissamkc671/
Niesangh671/

Nishank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishank in the Marathi language
िनशांकinasanka89.47
िनशंकinasanka6.58
निवनnivana2.63
नीशांकnisanka1.32
Nishank in the Oriya language
ନିଶnisa81.25
ନିଶାnisa8.33
ନିଶକଂnisakam4.17
ନୀଶnisa2.08
ନିସଂକnisanka2.08
ନିଷnisa2.08
Nishank in the Hindi language
निशांकnisanka70.74
निशंकnisanka24.45
निशान्कnisanka1.53
निशाँकnisamka0.87
निषंकnisanka0.44
नीशांकnisanka0.44
निषांकnisanka0.22
निशाकnisaka0.22
निषाँकnisamka0.22
निशॉकnisoka0.22
नीशंकnisanka0.22

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nishank
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